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*rewritten for live action* Following the death of Ra’s al Ghul, the secretive and brutal League of Assassins fractures. A rogue faction, led by the mercenary Slade Wilson (Jon Bernthal), betrays the League during a precision assault on their stronghold, resulting in Ra’s’ death and the League’s destabilization. In the chaos, Talia al Ghul (Sofia Boutella) escapes with her son — Bruce Wayne’s biological child — Damian (Raphael Luce), trained from birth as an heir to the League. With the League compromised and Slade’s forces hunting them, Talia leaves Damian in Bruce Wayne’s (Richard Madden) care in Gotham — not as an act of love, but as a strategic retreat. Damian, arrogant and cold from years of conditioning, is disgusted by Gotham’s moral restraint and challenges Bruce at every turn. Meanwhile, Killer Croc (David Labrava), hired by Slade, steals a prototype mutagen from Dr. Kirk Langstrom (Rafe Spall), who has been secretly experimenting on human-animal hybrids under League coercion. The formula is revealed to be part of a broader plan: Slade is using Langstrom’s research to create an army of genetically-enhanced assassins — the Man-Bats — as tools for his own splinter League. Bruce begins to suspect deeper ties between the League, the city’s escalating violence, and his own past with Talia. His cold attempts at parenting clash with Damian’s cruelty and impulsiveness, leading to increasing tension — and concern from Alfred (Charles Dance) and Nightwing (Nicholas Galitzine), who sees echoes of Bruce’s worst traits in the boy. Driven by a need for revenge and superiority, Damian disobeys Bruce and tracks Slade’s operations across Gotham, leading to a brutal confrontation at an underground facility housing the first wave of mutates. Though he fights fiercely, Damian is nearly killed by Ubu (Tamer Hassan) before being rescued by Bruce and Nightwing — an act that plants the first seeds of emotional doubt in Damian. With intel from Francine Langstrom (Kerry Condon), Bruce discovers Slade plans to release the Man-Bats during a diplomatic gala attended by military officials (including NORAD Commander, played by Dennis Heysbert), intending to assassinate key figures and push the world into chaos — then sell the cure to the highest bidder. In the final act, Batman, Nightwing, and Damian launch an assault on Slade’s stronghold beneath Gotham’s industrial sector. Talia returns, but not to save Bruce — she wants Damian to choose: reclaim his place as heir to the League, or stand with his father. Damian chooses neither. In a brutal duel with Slade, Damian proves his strength not by killing him, but by sparing him — breaking the League’s violent code. Slade is arrested, and the mutagen neutralized by Langstrom, who chooses to destroy his research. The final fight leaves the facility in ruins and marks the true beginning of Damian’s path toward becoming Robin. Back at Wayne Manor, Bruce offers Damian a choice: return to Talia or stay and learn another way. Damian hesitates — but chooses to stay. As the camera pulls away from the manor at dusk, Damian begins training in the cave, now donning a new, darker version of the Robin suit.